From Aberfeldie to Black Rock and all over the place in between, there are new pasta offers operating from midday to nighttime this winter. Plus, a pasta pop-up by an ex-Embla chef arrives within the internal north.
We’ve practically conquered winter, Melbourne. However, as all the time, that chill is sticking round. When you have itchy toes and have to get out and about – with out blowing the finances – our newest, carb-dedicated version of Specials Board is an efficient companion to have. We’ve scoured the town for 12 high pasta specials, from a bayside bistro with a weekly pasta membership to $20 bowls at wine bars throughout city.
$20 pasta evening, Gloria’s, Camberwell
Pumpkin and sage agnolotti with brown butter. Beef and parmesan-filled cappelletti with sugo. Frilly creste di gallo with ragu. That is what hump-day dinner can appear to be at Camberwell wine bar Gloria’s, the place every of the hearty bowls are going for $20.
420 Burke Highway, Camberwell, glorias.com.au
$15 tortellini in brodo, Marameo, CBD
Finish your week with a peak winter pasta dish – tortellini bobbing in a hen broth that can heat you from the within out – at metropolis pasta palace Marameo. From midday to 3pm each Friday, takeaway containers brimming with brodo can be found for simply $15, both to-go or to dine in. However hurry: the deal ends this month.
6 Russell Place, Melbourne, marameo.com.au
$25 pasta social membership, Nostra pop-up at Onlys, Northcote
Roving Italian diner Nostra – by former Embla chef Dane Hewson – has been gaining traction with pop-ups all around the state. Final week, it launched an eight-week residency at Northcote cafe Onlys. To lure locals on Thursday nights, handmade pastas are $25; mini martinis and glasses of wine are $10.
58a Victoria Highway, Northcote, nostrakitchen.com.au
$20 pasta evening, Bar Brillo, Aberfeldie
Within the sleepy backstreets of Aberfeldie, in Melbourne’s north-west, you’ll discover this espresso bar turned wine bar. Wednesday is the evening to go to for a discount, when Bar Brillo runs a pasta particular that adjustments each week. A previous winner? Rigatoni alla norma, all about that wealthy eggplant-studded sugo.
25 Tilba Road, Aberfeldie, instagram.com/bar.brillo
$45 pasta membership, Winston’s, Black Rock
From steak Tuesdays to no-corkage Wednesdays, buzzy bayside bistro Winston’s has weekly specials for all tastes. On Thursday nights, carb lovers are inspired to affix the pasta membership. Perfect for date evening, there’s a $45-a-head set menu that centres on a slow-cooked blonde bolognese, but additionally contains olives, sourdough, leaves and a dessert to share.
Store 1, 300-302 Seashore Highway, Black Rock, winstonsmelbourne.com
$30 two-course lunch set, Grill Americano, CBD
Serial restaurateur Chris Lucas is celebrating 30 years within the hospitality enterprise with $30 lunches at a number of of his venues till September 4. At Grill Americano, meaning rigatoni with wagyu beef and porcini ragu, adopted by a small serving of the signature tiramisu, every day from midday to 3pm.
112 Flinders Lane, Melbourne, grillamericano.com
$25 pasta and wine, Bar Taralli, North Melbourne
Whereas head chef Salvatore Giorgio has stepped away from Bar Taralli, there’s nonetheless lots to get round on the lately opened southern Italian restaurant. Go for lunch Wednesday to Sunday to discover a choose plate of pasta with a glass of wine for under $25.
12 Errol Road, North Melbourne, bartaralli.com.au
$39.99 countless pasta and pizza social gathering, Di Stasio, Carlton
If Di Stasio Carlton is the closest you’ll get to an actual Italian piazza this winter, why not go all out at one in every of its all-you-can-eat pasta and pizza events, operating on Wednesday and Thursday nights till the top of the month. It’s $39.99, with $6 beers and $11 spritzes and wines.
224 Faraday Road, Carlton, distasio.com.au/carlton
$20 pasta evening, Cam’s Kiosk, Abbotsford
One in every of Melbourne’s hottest pasta nights occurs on Mondays at Abbotsford Convent restaurant Cam’s Kiosk. The cooks provide you with a brand new pasta dish every week, however it’s all the time $20. You possibly can discover something from rigatoni all’amatriciana to an artichoke-y tackle cacio e pepe.
1 St Heliers Road, Abbotsford, camskiosk.com.au
$35 pasta and wine, Toni, Moonee Ponds
There’s new Italian power in Moonee Ponds, and it’s due to Toni. Pastas comparable to cacio e pepe rigatoni and casarecce with pork ragu are served seven nights every week, however you will get your repair for much less at lunchtime, Friday to Sunday, when $35 buys a pasta and a glass of wine.
21-31 Corridor Road, Moonee Ponds, tonimelbourne.com.au
$20 pasta evening, Wally’s, Albert Park
It didn’t take lengthy for Tuesday pasta nights to change into a weekly fixture at neighbourhood wine bar Wally’s. Albert Park locals love having the ability to swan in for a $20 bowl of house-made pasta, which adjustments frequently. Cavatelli with porcini, ricotta and cavolo nero have beforehand been noticed.
67 Cardigan Place, Albert Park, wallysalbertpark.com.au
$28 categorical pasta lunch, Bottega, CBD
Fancy an influence lunch within the metropolis, however must be again on the workplace promptly? Bottega’s categorical pasta particular is for you. Supplied Tuesday to Friday, it features a rotating collection of handmade pastas – possibly ricotta gnocchi or cappelletti – for $28.
74 Bourke Road, Melbourne, bottega.com.au
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